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Volunteer opportunities: Substitute teachers, tech facilitators needed Volunteers in Stafford County work to build a home for Sgt. Kenny Lyons (Ret.) who lost a leg while serving in Iraq.
Mark your calendars –
Keep Prince William Beautiful needs volunteers for their next
Community Litter Cleanup on March 27th in Haymarket. Volunteers will meet at Cookies and Cream (14650 Washington Street in Haymarket); the event will run 1pm- 3 pm. Youth volunteers age 5 thru 15 are welcome but must volunteer with an adult. Please sign up at https://volunteer.kab.org/opportunity/a2a4M00000103EnQAI; emailsmorrow@kpwb.org for more information.
Non-COVID-19 Opportunities:
American Red Cross will be hosting a
Development inches closer to Forest Park, town hall planned
Updated at March 8, 2021 - Uriah Kiser
Progress has its eyes on the boundary of Prince William Forest Park.
The addition of new homes, retail space, and possibly a data center are being discussed for the area of Independent Hill.
On Wednesday, a group of concerned citizens and environmental activists will host an online discussion about Prince William County’s Independent Hill Small Area Plan, which has been the topic of multiple public meetings over the last year.
“From threats to National Parks, and the Rural Crescent, to data centers and the existential threat of climate change, the Independent Hill Small Area Plan has issues of concern for everyone,” Prince William Conservation Alliance Director Kim Hosen tells Potomac Local News.
Obituaries » Mary E. Seegers Grothe Mary Elizabeth Seegers Grothe, 75, of Warrenton, passed away peacefully in her home on January 25, 2021.
Mary was born on September 2, 1945, in New York City, and her family moved to McLean shortly thereafter. She attended the Gunston School, a nearby boarding school, and later went on to graduate from George Washington University with a degree in nursing, a fitting degree for someone of her compassionate nature. She subsequently enrolled in the Corcoran School of Art, where she took photography classes and met her future husband, Rolland Grothe.
Maryâs interest in photography began to focus on motorsports when she attended motorcycle races in which her husband Rolland and her brother, F. Scott âScottyâ Seegers, took part. When Mary set about photographing the remarkable talent of the racers, she found that they and their fans adored her photos, and many purchased her work despite being of modest financial means. By the 1970s,